Science & Tech

Inversion closes $44M Series A round

Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm is one of a handful of investors in this company looking to further enable autonomous delivery and re-entry from space.

Science & Tech

Assertive Professionals wins $127M MDA professional services contract

The Missile Defense Agency made this award as part of its family of contracts known as TEAMS.

Science & Tech

Launch, the Moon and satellites mark the week in space investments

Each of these companies are in varying stages of maturity as a business, but all have high-profile backers behind them.

Science & Tech

Maxar finds buyer for radar, sensor tech group

The space technology company makes a portfolio reshaping move close to one year after its restructuring.

Defense

Quantum startup stretches Series B round to $133M, adds Lockheed's venture arm

First launched in 2017, Q-CTRL is looking to further advance its quantum computing software for use in larger-scaled commercial and government deployments.

Science & Tech

NewSpring acquires radar system provider

C Speed's primary customer is the Customs and Border Protection agency, for which the company operates and maintains air surveillance radars.

Commercial

A trio of space startup investment rounds to highlight

The venture arms of AE Industrial Partners, Lockheed Martin and RTX are among the notable names at the heart of these investments.

Commercial

Gogo's $375M acquisition and its public sector piece

Around one-fifth of Satcom Direct's revenue is generated from government work that includes broadband connectivity services.

Defense

MDA previews recompete of advisory, assistance services contracts

Whether the Missile Defense Agency will lean on the government's flagship professional services vehicle for this family of contracts remains an open question.

Science & Tech

Space, defense and growth leadership moves across the market

Hires in the realm of technology innovation and operations also feature, along with a pair of additions to boards of directors.

Science & Tech

Peraton hires Schorer as CEO

Steve Schorer will succeed Stu Shea, who led the company for seven years including back-to-back acquisitions that tripled the size of the firm.

Commercial

Bluestone backs missile defense and space tech company

The private investment firm is undertaking this move via a license it received to back promising small businesses whose technologies align with the Defense Department's priorities.

Science & Tech

Army unveils second solicitation for $4B in R&D recompetes

This is for the unrestricted portion of the so-called D3I2 vehicle that focuses on research work in space, high-altitude and missile defense.

Defense

MTSI wins $73M MDA digital engineering project

The Missile Defense Agency tasks Modern Technology Solutions Inc. to look at the creation of kill webs for defeating threats.

Defense

Redwire to buy small satellite manufacturer

Hera Technologies is active in a project run by Space Force to demonstrate on-orbit servicing.

Defense

Lockheed to acquire spacecraft maker Terran Orbital

This represents the global defense giant's first move to buy a company it first backed through its venture capital arm.

Science & Tech

'All roads lead back' to Huntsville in SAS' expansion push

With the backing of Godspeed Capital, Special Aerospace Services is breaking ground on a new facility in Huntsville, Alabama that will shape its long-term future.

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NASA presses pause on SEWP VI

Industry will have a new deadline to get their bids in for the governmentwide IT vehicle after NASA completes a review of the procurement.

Science & Tech

Anduril's hyperscale blueprint is all about its alternative business model

The amount of new investment and a higher valuation for the seven-year-old defense tech startup are important, but far from everything.

Defense

AI and rockets mark the week's space investments

The venture capital arms of Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton and Lockheed Martin are among those involved in the deals.